Operational support from:NASA through a sub-contract from University of Texas at Arlingtonbr>Yue Deng (PI; University of Texas at Arlington), Jonathan J. Makela (co-I), Don Hampton (Co-I; University of Alaska)Jan 2014-Jan 2018

The overall goal of this project is to improve the description of the dynamics in the upper atmosphere associated with vertical winds and to advance our understanding of the coupling between the ionosphere and thermosphere, which can significantly influence the variation of the neutral density. Specifically, the goals are: